I remember reading in 1998-1999 that some of the crew taunted him on set, called him "Mannequin Skywalker." And that his mother made a (well-justified) comment about how pathetic it was that adults would do that to an eight-year-old boy.

Any "professional" (and I use the term lightly) who's been proven to have acted in such a manner should be fired on the spot and word should be passed around Hollywood about their lack of a proper work ethic. No questions asked. No second chances. You're there to do a job, not to lob insults disguised as humor towards another member of the team.

Further, the idea that any adult would openly taunt a child like that, in my opinion, goes beyond unprofessional to just plain disgusting.

I remember reading in 1998-1999 that some of the crew taunted him on set, called him "Mannequin Skywalker." And that his mother made a (well-justified) comment about how pathetic it was that adults would do that to an eight-year-old boy.

Any "professional" (and I use the term lightly) who's been proven to have acted in such a manner should be fired on the spot and word should be passed around Hollywood about their lack of a proper work ethic. No questions asked. No second chances. You're there to do a job, not to lob insults disguised as humor towards another member of the team.

Further, the idea that any adult would openly taunt a child like that, in my opinion, goes beyond unprofessional to just plain disgusting.

Mannequin Skywalker??? What the hell/heck does that even mean, in the first place, bro dude???

I remember reading in 1998-1999 that some of the crew taunted him on set, called him "Mannequin Skywalker." And that his mother made a (well-justified) comment about how pathetic it was that adults would do that to an eight-year-old boy.

Any "professional" (and I use the term lightly) who's been proven to have acted in such a manner should be fired on the spot and word should be passed around Hollywood about their lack of a proper work ethic. No questions asked. No second chances. You're there to do a job, not to lob insults disguised as humor towards another member of the team.

Further, the idea that any adult would openly taunt a child like that, in my opinion, goes beyond unprofessional to just plain disgusting.

Mannequin Skywalker??? What the hell/heck does that even mean, in the first place, bro dude???

I'd imagine it was something to do with what they viewed as rather stiff acting?

Any "professional" (and I use the term lightly) who's been proven to have acted in such a manner should be fired on the spot and word should be passed around Hollywood about their lack of a proper work ethic. No questions asked. No second chances. You're there to do a job, not to lob insults disguised as humor towards another member of the team.

Further, the idea that any adult would openly taunt a child like that, in my opinion, goes beyond unprofessional to just plain disgusting.

If these were rules no Kurick movie would had ever been made and it would be a huge loss for humanity. People can gossip all they want i don't see why they should be fired for that.

Any "professional" (and I use the term lightly) who's been proven to have acted in such a manner should be fired on the spot and word should be passed around Hollywood about their lack of a proper work ethic. No questions asked. No second chances. You're there to do a job, not to lob insults disguised as humor towards another member of the team.

Further, the idea that any adult would openly taunt a child like that, in my opinion, goes beyond unprofessional to just plain disgusting.

If these were rules no Kurick movie would had ever been made and it would be a huge loss for humanity. People can gossip all they want i don't see why they should be fired for that.

Personally, I think actually doing one's job is a far better use of one's time, but sure, people are free gossip to their heart's content, as some poor folks are given to doing. That's not what anakinfan said, though. Her post said that members of the crew of Episode I taunted the actor on the set, calling him "Mannequin" and that Jake's mother found it pathetic that "adults would do that to an eight-year-old-boy." Not 'about' the kid, but 'to' him, if you take my meaning. I suppose one could read this as behind the actor's back gossip, but when someone openly taunts an actor and calls him names and these actions are described as being done to Lloyd, to me, this suggests face-to-face insults to a child. I'm sorry, but I have a very hard time defending these type of actions coming from "professionals" parading as "adults." I mean, it's just blatantly F'ed up to do that to the face of a child, isn't it?

edit: I can't speak to your point about Kubrick's films, though, as I'm not familiar with the production of his pictures, just the spectacular final results.

Exactly. Excellent post. What were people expecting from a kid? He delivered the cheesy lines about as well as anyone could.....because they were CHEESY. I hate how people get on Lloyd for saying those lines when he didn't write them. Was he supposed to say "well ya know, George, I don't think this sounds well. I know I'm only 9 and that you have pretty much the most successful film franchise in history, but you should listen to me and what I have to say regarding my own lines". He's not Liam Neeson, nor should we have expected him to be.

Yeah, but that's precisely what he fails at. I mean, the moment when Qui-Gon lifts him into the podracer or maybe down from the podracer (it's been a while) is a great example. He says something like, "Whoa" or something like that. But he says it in this horrible monotone voice. It doesn't sound at all like it would sound if a child had just spontaneously said "whoa" at being suddenly lifted up. It just sounds totally false and not at all like a real child. I wouldn't have minded if he'd come across like an actual nine year old. But he is like no nine year old I've ever been around. He's obviously uncomfortable and unnatural in front of the camera. He's a real nine year old, but he's so stilted in front of the camera that the performance isn't at all spontaneous. He has none of the natural energy of a nine year old.

I thought the "whoa" sounded natural...the most "off" was the "Qui-Gon, sir, what are midi-chlorians?" line.

I *thought* the Mannequin Anakin nickname was something bestowed by fans, not crew on the set...any confirmation on that?

My information comes from an article I read in 1999 or 2000; it's possible that I'm remembering wrong but I'm almost certain it mentioned the crew, and that's why Lisa Lloyd made her comments. I think she'd expect the fandom to be less sensitive.

As far as Kubrick, the only work I'm familiar with off the top of my head is Clockwork Orange, and to say that I'm not a fan would be an understatement.

My information comes from an article I read in 1999 or 2000; it's possible that I'm remembering wrong but I'm almost certain it mentioned the crew, and that's why Lisa Lloyd made her comments. I think she'd expect the fandom to be less sensitive.
As far as Kubrick, the only work I'm familiar with off the top of my head is Clockwork Orange, and to say that I'm not a fan would be an understatement.

He was one of the cruelest directors ever. And his films are just ****ed up nonsense. I too am no fan!

I thought Jake did a fine job as Anakin. Never did I think anything bad of his performance, and I was kinda surprised when I first heard of those opinions.
Thought Hayden did good as well. As has been said, both of them occasionally had a bad line or two, but nothing to make me go, "YOUR ACTING SUCKS!"

My information comes from an article I read in 1999 or 2000; it's possible that I'm remembering wrong but I'm almost certain it mentioned the crew, and that's why Lisa Lloyd made her comments. I think she'd expect the fandom to be less sensitive.
As far as Kubrick, the only work I'm familiar with off the top of my head is Clockwork Orange, and to say that I'm not a fan would be an understatement.

He was one of the cruelest directors ever. And his films are just ****** up nonsense. I too am no fan!

2001 is only the best science fiction film of all time.
The Shining is no slouch either...

I honestly don't know why JL was so criticized for his performance in TPM. I thought he did a great job, and IMHO was very convincing in the role. His kindness towards Qui-gon and the others when he took them to his home (to escape the sandstorm), his looking up to Jedi Knights, his cool-headed-ness during the podrace, and his sadness when leaving home & his mother seemed to me very genuine.

Also, IMHO the innocence of the character in TPM makes his turn to the dark-side in AOTC & ROTS all of the more poignant.

I honestly don't know why JL was so criticized for his performance in TPM. I thought he did a great job, and IMHO was very convincing in the role. His kindness towards Qui-gon and the others when he took them to his home (to escape the sandstorm), his looking up to Jedi Knights, his cool-headed-ness during the podrace, and his sadness when leaving home & his mother seemed to me very genuine.

Also, IMHO the innocence of the character in TPM makes his turn to the dark-side in AOTC & ROTS all of the more poignant.

He does a good job as a child actor. Nothing revelatory-- maybe there was a little more scrutiny here because Haley Joel Osment nearly got the role, and just wowed people for his turn in "The Sixth Sense". At the very least, I prefer JL to what we might've gotten if Macauley Culkin played the part...

I honestly don't know why JL was so criticized for his performance in TPM. I thought he did a great job, and IMHO was very convincing in the role. His kindness towards Qui-gon and the others when he took them to his home (to escape the sandstorm), his looking up to Jedi Knights, his cool-headed-ness during the podrace, and his sadness when leaving home & his mother seemed to me very genuine.

Also, IMHO the innocence of the character in TPM makes his turn to the dark-side in AOTC & ROTS all of the more poignant.

He does a good job as a child actor. Nothing revelatory-- maybe there was a little more scrutiny here because Haley Joel Osment nearly got the role, and just wowed people for his turn in "The Sixth Sense". At the very least, I prefer JL to what we might've gotten if Macauley Culkin played the part...

Good point. However, IMHO JL was spot-on in his role as Young Anakin in TPM. Sure, another child actor may have played the part differently but I don't necessarily think it would have been a superior performance.

We'll never know how well HJO would have done if he got the role of Anakin in TPM. And, it's extremely difficult to compare The Sixth Sense to Episode 1 - though I thought both films were excellent, they were extremely different. JL was much more exuberant in his role as Anakin than HJO was in his role as the reserved, haunted child in TSS; IMHO, both acting styles were appropriate for these respective films.

Side-note: Though everyone probably knows that JL was in the AS comedy Jingle all the Way, several years back I finally saw the mid-90's episodes of ER with a very young JL - he played the character of a young homeless child whose mother Dr. Green (A. Edwards) was trying to help. Interesting, since if I hadn't seen TPM I would never have recognized him.